Playing-cards.



D. G. LEE.

PLAYING CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTJS. I917.

1,269,099, Patented mien, 1918.

(llermont, in the DAISY GRESHAM LEE, or cnrzniaoi xtnjrtoarnnif.

To all it may concern i Be it known that I, DAISY GRESHAM LEE, a citizen of theyUnited States, residing at which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings."

This invention relates to improvements in playing cardsiandhas for its primary ob ect to provide a,- deck of playing cards divided into ,sets, the cards constituting each; set when placed together, making up the United Statesflag. isanotherobject of the invention to provide for the playing of a game, which will arouse the patriotic sentiments of the participants therein and will provide a very novel and interesting amusement.

It is also another object of my invention to provide in addition to the several sets of la in cards above referred to additional z: i a

boner cards each containing one or more complete flags to be counted in the score of the player holding the same. v 1

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ;of parts to behereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theza'ccompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 illustrates four of the cards in a set having different numbers of stars thereon.

Fig. 2 is a similar View of the tWo other cards in each set having stripes printed thereon; and

Fig. 3 is a View illustrating the four honor cards in the deck.

My improved card game consists of seventysix cards. I11 the card deck there is included twelve identical sets of cards, each set consisting of six cards. I have shown one of these sets of cards in Fig. 1 of the drawing and it is to be noted that one card contains three stars, the second ten stars, the third fifteen stars, and the fourth twenty stars. Thus, four of the cards in each set together having a total of forty-eight stars indicated thereon corresponding to the number of stars representing the several States comprised in the Republic of the United States.

PLAYING-CARDS.

Specification of Letters Il'atent.

county of Lake and State of. Florida,.have invented certain new and 11381. fink-Improvements in Playing-Cards, of,

a card-deck as above characterized in raeentedxjune11,1918.

Application filed September 15, 1917. Serial No. 191,590 1 In, addition, each set. of cards includes one card with six stripesthereon and one, card with seven;v stripes, these two. cards together containing. thirteen stripes as in the United States flag representing I the thirteen States of the original American Union. Preferably, the cards containing the stars are provided with a blue background, the starsand the numbers shown in thecornersof the card'being White. The cards having the seven stripes are white with red stripes, and the cards with sixstripes are white with gold stripes, sothat these two cards of each set a may be other In. addition to the twelve .sets. of cards above referred to, the card deck includes four honor cards hich have one, two,'three, and four [complete United States flags readily distinguished from each printed thereon respectively. These honor cards areillustrated :inFi-g. 2 of the draw.-

ingr The object of-the game isfor the player to obtain sutficient cardstomake up the greatest after all: of the number of complete i fiags, cards have been played in accordance with the prescribed :rules. Theselrules are as follows.

The game should be to six players. The cards are first thorougly shuffled and'dealt, one at a time, until eight 1 cards have been distributed to each player.

The remaining cards are placed upon the table to be drawn from. Each player examines the cards dealt him to see if his hand contains any of the honor cards or a complete set consisting of six cards having three, ten, fifteen, and twenty stars respectively, and six and seven stripes respectively there- ,OFFIG'4 played. by fi'om three on. If so, these cards are laid aside and the player then draws sufficient cards from those in the remainder of the deck to again make up his hand with eight cards. If he draws a prize card, this is laid aside and another card drawn. After all of the players have thus drawn from the deck, if necessary to make up a complete hand, the player at the left of the dealer then draws a card from the person at his right, and if this card which he draws enables him to make up a complete flag, he lays these cards aside and again draws sufficient cards from the table to complete his hand. Then the next player on the left proceeds in the same manner.

I that in practice,

This operation continues until ail of the cards have been taken from the table, and have been formed into the complete flags. The player who has succeeded in making up the greatest number of flags from cards in his possession, counting the prize cards as representing one, two, three, and four flags respectively, is should chance that the last player or players have one or more cards still remaining in their hands after all cards have been drawn, these cards are given to the one holding the largest number of cards and, together, they will make out the last complete flag.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, itis believed that my improved card game will be clearly and fully understood. The interest of the participants in the game is centered in amicable rivalry in completing the largest number of flags from the broken card sets, and arouses the patriotic spirit and enthusiasm of the individual. In the drawing, I have disclosed the preferable arrangement of the stars and stripes on the flags of the several cards, but it will be'understood that the drawing is merely illustrative and these indicative features may be otherwise arranged. The cards can also be provided with additional surface ornamentation of a patriotic character, and the backs or reverse sides of the cards can like wise be provided with any desired ornamental design. It is, therefore, to be understood I reserve the privilege of resorting to various minor changes in detail and design, which may be fairly considered within the spir as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

it and scope of the invention Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

- Washington,

declared the winner. If it what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A pack of cards comprising a plurality of sets of cards, each set consisting of a series of cards certain of which are provided with stars diflering in number and certain other cards in each set having different numbers of stripes thereon, one complete set of cards making up the forty-eight stars and thirteen stripes of the United States flag.

2. A pack of cards comprising a plurality of sets of cards, each set consisting of a series of cards certain of which are provided with stars differing in number and certain other cards in each set having different numbers of stripes thereon, one complete set of cards making up the forty-eight stars and thirteen stripes of the United States flag, and additional honor cards each having one or more complete United States flags delineated thereon.

3. A pack of cards consisting of seventysiX cards including twelve sets of cards each consisting of six cards, four cards in each set have difi'erent numbers of stars thereon and the two remaining cards of each set having different numbers of stripes thereon, the six cards in each set together making up the forty-eight stars and thirteen stripes of the United States flag, and four additional honor cards having one, two, three, and four complete United States flags delineated thereon respectively.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAISY GRESHAM LEE.

Vitnesses:

A. W. NEWETT, ETHA HARTLEY.

by addressing the Commissioner o2 Patents, 

